@jealis However, the practice of fighting with a b**d or two-handed sword was quite common—most of these blades were either unsharpened or held an edge very poorly. But the blade was usually gripped in this manner with a gloved hand—made of thick leather, chainmail, or plate, depending on the means available. a blow with an pommel or the crossguard of a blade in this version was little different from a blow with a club